As soon as a woman is old enough to have an opinion and have a voice and be unafraid, she's very much encouraged by all sorts of people to crawl under a rock and die. And it's so weird. My crime is not dying.

The best time to have a baby is when you're a black teenager.

Sometimes a joke that doesn't work just needs a breath or a little word or the tiniest little change to be fixed.

Why would I become involved with something that doesn't include everyone? If you're getting married today, it's the equivalent of joining a country club that doesn't allow blacks or Jews.

The first time I did stand-up was the summer I was 17.

I know how to write. So I am not totally at the mercy of filmmakers, but it's not a bad point.

I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard.